Mark Hamill

A long time ago (1977) in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars entranced fans around the world. The latest chapter in the battle of good vs evil is about to be unleashed. The official trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens made its debut during Monday Night Football.

Before he was a CGI creation, Jedi master Yoda was a puppet. Before green screens became the norm, the Dagobah set for ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ was built elevated off the ground to accommodate Yoda’s puppeteers. And before he brought Yoda to life, puppeteer and voice actor Frank Oz was best known as the man behind Miss Piggy. In a weird way, that makes the most wizened character in the ‘Star Wars’ universe a distant relative of the extended Muppet family.

Mark Hamill has told Entertainment Tonight that he and Carrie Fisher have been approached by George Lucas about returning to Star Wars. This story comes just days after it was reported that Harrison Ford is also interested in a return to the new trilogy.